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@@padjojosephiscious3194that’s why the argument that they faced subpar offenses doesn’t hold water on the grand scale. They only needed more-than-6 points to guarantee victory.
The “No Fly Zone” Broncos were fucking ridiculous. That whole season they were so fucking stacked on Defense that it got them the 1 seed with Osweiler and Manning at the helm. And crazily enough, the reason I think they should be held in such regard is that when they beat the patriots, they stopped a “Tom Brady is inevitable” Drive on the 2-point conversion, and if you were watching that game, you could FEEL the tension in that one play more than any other I’ve watched.
Yeah I still remember getting the feel of “Fck it’s Tom Brady” and my awe as the Broncos stopping them over and over even tho they were throwing it to prime Gronk.
@@Wiggy_ton It was truly one of the best games to watch ever tbh. you could even argue that was that year's SuperBowl level game. Wished it had gone the other way (fuck gostkowski that was the beginning of the end for him) but I cant deny that somehow denver had a terrifying front 6/7 and vicious back 4/5
@@the7A7dudethe 2013 Seahawks had a far better defense they could cover man to man AND get pressure with 4 which is something the bears could not do. They also faced far better offenses and quarterbacks with the rules favorable to the offenses
What people don’t realize is that the 2000 Ravens and 2000 Titans are the only 2 teams in the 21st century to give up less than 200 points in the season and one of them is almost always forgotten. I’m not a Titans fan (Ravens fan of all things) but thank you for including this very underrated defense.
Rex grossman had 22!! Ints that season.. defense&rookie Hester still carried him to SB vs colts Jones&Benson (rb) Muhammad at WR Rex should have won mvp 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽 Nah for real Bob Sanders should have been SB MVP
That would of been some legendary shit, an all time offense and an all time defense just 2 years apart doesn’t even seem real, just sucks they were a few years apart but they still managed to at least get a superbowl out of it
Kudos for putting that Falcons team on the list. I consider myself a bit of an NFL historian and even I had not heard about them until the other day. Just a team lost to time. Statistically one of the best ever.
You are right and that shows that for all the people who say that defense wins championships back in the day teams like the '77 Falcons proved that regardless of how dominant your defense is you still need a competent offense that scores points
@MazeDaGr8 Last time I checked the team with more points wins the game. "Defense wins championships" was bullshit when it was gospel. And the '91 Eagles D was better than 9th. They were absolutely scary.
They were truly lost to time. 26 total picks in 14 games, 6 players with multiple interceptions and 42 total sacks. Just goes to show what a hungry unit can do
What about the bears 2006 team the went to the Super Bowl? That team was stacked defensively and was the only reason they made it to the Super Bowl. They played well against Peyton manning and if they had a competent qb they would have easily won.
It has to be the fact that the Chargers and Cardinals scored 24 and 23 points respectively in the playoffs. I would like to point out that the Chargers scored a TD in garbage time, which skews it a little bit.
Barry is kind of a dumbass when it comes to the Steelers. I realized that when he gave their draft a B this year.The 2008 Steelers had a much tougher SoS than most teams on this list too.
The Hawks defense during the LOB era was just as fun to watch as any offense I can remember. Always something going, someone making a big play, turning the ball over, scoring a damn touchdown, it was good times. They straight up wreaked havoc
I think the 2008 Steelers deserve an honorable mention. Were the #1 ranked defense playing the toughest strength in schedule that year, had the DPOY in James Harrison and made countless plays on their way to Super Bowl XLIII
Not even an honorable mention for the 2017 Jaguars "Sacksonville"? That team is literally the reason why the NFL stepped in and told refs to be more lenient on blowing the whistle on fumble returns... And they still broke the record for fumble return touchdowns in a season.
Im not a Jaguars fan but seriously MYLES JACK WASNT DOWN Karma real though.. brady broke mirror.. didnt believe in jinxes.. mocked the madden cover too Then we saw him fumble vs Eagles losing the SB on that play
I can't help but feel bad for the Titans in 2000. Fresh off losing the Super Bowl by a yard, they had one of the greatest defenses of all time, but not only did they fall in the divisional round, but it was losing to arguably the greatest defense ever who would completely overshadow them in hindsight. (Of course it doesn't help that the Titans haven't won very much in terms of deep playoff runs ever since.)
I honestly think they could have won in 2021 if their offense was just a little better. That was a great team that just got upset by a great bengals squad
69 Vikings defense gave up 12 TDs over 14 games, 109 points overall, which is 7.7 points per game. 1st in scoring, Yards, Pass Yards, Rush Yards and 3rd in Sacks. The 69 offense was 1st in points mostly because they had a punishing rushing attack and a lot of very short fields due to the defense and a very reliable kicker (which has rarely been the case in the Vikings history ) all the other offensive stats are incredibly middle of the league, which is why they didn’t win the Super Bowl. They had no help offensively.
@@StraightCashHomie23 I was looking for a 69 Vikings comment. They are the best defense ever and only the 70 Vikings are close. They gave up just 10 touchdowns and 8.2 points per game while also scoring 6 touchdowns. Both gave up just 3.4 yards per play and no other defense has ever come close to that. The 71 Vikings are the best defense ever to spend more time on the field than their offense.
I was born in 83 so i was too young to watch the 85 Bears. But i did watch the 2000s Ravens. And being im a lifelong Marylander i got to see up close how good that Defense was. They were absolutely dominant. The Bucs around that period were really good as well but the Ravens were a different animal. I remember when they were getting ready to play the Titans in the postseason and they boarded the plane in camo gear. That was pretty awesome to watch. PS: while i get your point on the 85 Bears, i still think you should have had them at least 2. Regardless of the context, they were dominant to a degree few other defenses in history were. And their postseason performance is unmatched. In the postseason they just shut everyone down. Like i said, i was too young to watch it happen live but ive looked up the stats and watched some games on UA-cam and they were definitely impressive. And before the 2000 Ravens i remember hearing ppl talk about the 85 Bears like they were the scariest defense in history.
@@jaytee4374 Oh believe me I love that defense but the 1985 Bears season speaks for itself. I think they definitely are in the Top 5, 6 though. - 2000 Ravens - 1976 Steelers - 1985 Bears - 2002 Buccaneers - 2013 Seahawks - 2015 Broncos I also agree w/ Barry that they could end up being the last team to win a Super Bowl solely b/c of their defense for many decades unless rules shift back towards the defense.
As a Broncos fan who watched every game that season they were truly epic, like the Bears (@ Miami) they only had one dud of a game (@ Pittsburgh) but the Broncos on offense were so terrible that the defense had to constantly pull them out of the fire. Denver's defense won at least 4 games in the regular season on their own plus the NE & CAR games in the playoffs. It's so close in my view I'd call it a tie but I could see it either way.
The entire Dome Patrol is extremely underrated. If the Saints had any kind of competence on offense during that run, that defense would be on par with the Steel Curtain historically. That LB core was just unfair.
for those pissing their diapers over the 15 broncos: i was there...i saw what that defense had to deal with from their offensive counterparts...no one worked harder than that group, and they beat some absolute killers in both the regular season and the playoffs...this might be the best flowers they've gotten from anyone ever...thank you barry
Barry made a great point about Manning...I don't think I realized he was the worst QB in the league that year. His overall career kinda blinds us to how much he deteriorated in 2015.
@@johnchedsey1306yeah it sucked. Manning got hurt at the end of the previous year and never fully recovered. That was not Manning. That's why he retired soon after. That's why I say Brady was more lucky then anything to play at that age. One injury at that age will finish you. Manning is a example of that. He was the clear cut MVP then got hurt and turned into the worst statistics QB in the league. Lol
@johnchedsey1306 As a Broncos fan myself, people forget, Manning didn't get hurt for Osweiler to come in that year. He was so bad that Peyton *bleeping* Manning got benched for Brock Osweiler
The 2000 Ravens defense dragged Trent Dilfer across the Super Bowl line and won. 2006 Bears (who I was rooting for) lost the Super Bowl. I rest my case
@@WrathChild72 Dilfer wasn't nearly as bad of a QB as Rex. He was Average. Rex was straight up bad. If Dilfer had thrown 3 picks in that SB they wouln't have won either
Dilfer was cheeks, just like Rex. If your MLB wasnt getting trucked by the Bus or his ankles snatched by TB12 then maybe someone would respect that season. Stop crying.
1990 Giants is a good honorable mention. Played the 49ers twice and held them to 20 points COMBINED in the 2 games, then played MY Bills twice (highest scoring offense in the league if I'm not wrong) and held them to 36 combined.
I honestly feel like people need to get their biases towards the Jaguars or my city out of their system and actually start adding Jacksonville into the discussion when they do numbers and NOT when they lose fucking games. DTWD!
I was a little surprised on having the 2004 Dolphins as #1, but you really brought up some good points in regards to why you think so. May have changed my mind on the topic.
As a denver fan I'm glad you gave the 2015 broncos such respect. I've never seen such a carry job by a defense before. And something that is hard to quantify if you didn't watch that team was how clutch they were. Time after time the offense would put the defense in poor positions and time and time again they would pull out a sack or a turnover to win games. Peyton Manning was absolutely cooked that year and I firmly believe that with league average QB play that team goes undefeated. Of all the defenses on this list they had the least help on the other side of the ball and if you factor in the era that they played in being so offense friendly I think their position on the list is justified. Side note: the fact that Peyton Manning won a super bowl in by far his worst year is an indictment on using super bowl rings as a way to rate quarterbacks
Another thing about the 2000 Ravens is that during the regular season, the offense went 5 consecutive weeks without scoring a touchdown. It is hard to believe a team with such a weak offense could win 12 games, 4 playoff games and dominate the Superbowl.
Something that always baffles me about the '85 Bears is How was a team this good only a One Year Wonder??? Yea, I get it was Buddy Ryan's defense & he left but still you'd think they would've competed for more or at least made it back 🤷🏾♂️
The '04 Steelers were not as good defensively as I remember though. Everyone remembers ending the Pats' 21-game winning streak and then DESTROYING Barry's Eagles a week later. But we were in a shootout with the Browns (at home!), lost 30-13 to Baltimore in week 2, got run all over in the playoffs by Curtis Martin, and were absolutely shat on by Brady and Dillon in the AFCCG. There were plenty better squads in the aughts for the Steelers that I'd put ahead of the good but not great '04 bunch (2001, 2005, 2008, 2010).
86 Giants should be higher. They shut down Montana/Rice and Elway in the playofs. Fun fact: the best offense the 85 Bears faced in the playoffs was the NY Giants. They beat the Rams, Giants, and NE. I still think they're the best defense of all time but they had a pretty soft Playoff schedule.
69 Vikings defense gave up 12 TDs over 14 games, 109 points overall, which is 7.7 points per game. 1st in scoring, Yards, Pass Yards, Rush Yards and 3rd in Sacks. The 69 offense was 1st in points mostly because they had a punishing rushing attack and a lot of very short fields due to the defense and a very reliable kicker (which has rarely been the case in the Vikings history ) all the other offensive stats are incredibly middle of the league, which is why they didn’t win the Super Bowl. They had no help offensively.
A huge piece of missing context for the 76 Steelers is that Terry Bradshaw was hurt during that stretch and then Franco Harris and Rocky Blier both got hurt in the divisional game, so it's not like they were getting helped out by the offense
The best stat about the 2000 Ravens to me, is that their offense went 5 straight games without scoring a TD, and won 2 of those games. The only reason the 2000 Ravens aren't in the conversation for the best team ever is because their offense was complete shit with Dilfer and Tony Banks under center. They are the only team to cut their QB that started and won them a Super Bowl the next offseason for a reason.,.
While the Ravens’ defense was dominant, they faced some weaker offenses during the 2000 season. Six of the offenses they played against finished in the bottom 10 in total defense, and they also faced six bottom-10 scoring offenses1
Thanks for putting the 2000 ravens first. However, I also think that the 2023 ravens definitely deserves an honorable mention if not a spot on the top 10
I’m currently watching this video while being on hold with the IRS on the phone and let me tell ya, the hold music really adds a delightful touch to the background of Barry’s soothing voice, Barry if you see this I recommend adding something like that going forward. It could be ground breaking
The 85 Bears played in a less offensive friendly era and had the 46 defense. The Broncos defense played in the modern era with some of the worst QB play and without any unseen defensive formation and carried the team to 12-4 and a Super Bowl win. I think there’s definitely a case to be made
Love the 2015 Broncos ranking. Feel like they’re a lil underrated by a some people because everyone who I know has all the defenses Barry had in this video above them or at least most
Because that team didn't have the strength of schedule that other defenses had, their division was hot trash, they were already on top of a top heavy conference. Their playoff run was great, no hate there.
@@tannermclaughlin5001 post season no debate, already said that. Your regular season counts, and they had the 4-12 raiders, 4-12 chargers, the chiefs beat them once, and may have had a winning record but started the season 1-5. They had a cakewalk to get to the playoffs and were already on top of their conference.
I’m glad you mentioned the level of competition, and yes the Ravens were a great defense, however, they played some serious tomato cans at quarterback. If you look at the 75 Steelers, and the level of competition they went up against, it was unparallel, if my memory is correct they defeated three Hall of Fame quarterbacks and three all pros at quarterback . You need to actually watch the games to get a good feel about how great they were. When you start looking at numbers, it doesn’t work with football ,numbers are for losers when it comes to football . It’s the level of competition and the Steelers played the best of the best ,they went against dynasties
@@the7A7dude I was waiting for that too. I know he was just focusing on a single season for these but it is worth mentioning, they were an era, not a one and done
Gotta throw one of the 2000s patriots defenses on that list, Barry. I notice the honorable mention but it seems as though you're bolstering the legacy of the golden boy Brady by excluding them off the list ... Great video as always
Back in the day, defenses were measured by the record of the team they played the week after. Teams that played the 84-86 Bears and 91-93 Eagles had stupid records like 3-13.
2009/10 jets defense major snub. Darrell Revis having the single best season by a DB/CB ever deserves to be on this list. Made it to their championship games with a young Sanchez at qb too
I’ve heard on WFAN that they complained how those great Jets defenses from that era usually never made a big stop when they had to. And they didn’t play great in those conference title games
I totally agree. If none of the so called super charged Belichick defences can break the top 10 someone had to do the job and it’s TB12. He had teammates because football is a team sport but he was the driving force behind their successes.
@@michelleblanc6377Exactly. I've just been making this same argument on another vid for Tim Duncan on the Spurs. The ppl in the comment section keep saying Duncan was overrated because he had a good team around him and never had to face adversity. I said did u ever think maybe they didn't face adversity much BECAUSE Duncan was so good and everyone fed off his play? Duncan, like Brady, was the driving force of a team that won 5 championships from 99 to 2014. That's greatness. If you're going to argue that great players on consistent and good teams are dq'd then we have to take Bird and Magic out as the Lakers and Celtics were stable throughout the 80s, gotta take off Dr. J in Philly, Stockton and Malone in Utah, the Warriors of the last 10 years, etc. It's an argument that falls apart once you put into practice.
Cam newton definitely had more than one good season. From 2011 to 2016 are his best seasons. He got hurt in the first game in 2016 and was never the same.
I was about to argue the Seattle's 2013 defense should be higher than the 2015 Broncos (because I love Seattle and hate Denver), but that's a great point about Manning's awful season. Russell Wilson in 2013 was very much NOT a liability, unlike his stealth mission to keep embarrassing the Broncos the last two years. The 1985 Bears did get away with some felony assaults, though. Man, that era was brutal.
Incoming Browns fans crying that last year’s overrated Browns defense didn’t make the list. Historically good at home against crap teams but got torched on the road (including the playoffs) all season.
The 2017 playoff performance was not good at all for the Vikings. And they struggled all year with superior competition (barely beat the Saints as we all know, got blown out by the Steelers in the reg and the Eagles in the NFCCG)
I agree with ur top 5, only changing bears and broncos. Witnessing the ravens and broncos, I was stunned by how scary Baltimore was! Broncos kind of sneak up on you because Payton’s injury he couldn’t throw, Osweiler playing great that only season ( terrible after his new contract In Houston). The way Denver manhandled the Patriots like no team I ever seen so I started looking up their stats and never realized how good they was! I still would rank ‘85 bears #2 because they caught the league offguard with their old 50a style defense! They had more active linebaxkers
Thank you for including the 1977 Falcons, they are absolutely forgotten about but in terms of Points allowed per game, they are the best defense of the Superbowl era.
Now I'll readily admit I'm an Older Bears fan and I have a bias. I'll admit I'm not an expert on NFL defenses in an all-time perspective especially. I'll also admit I don''t scan youtube for these type of videos. Still, I do come across them from time to time and I've never seen the 85' Bears defense ranked any lower than 2nd and much of the time, they are ranked first. I watched this defense and just wow. The one thing this old timer noticed you never mentioned was intimidation and I'd wager that no defense was feared like this one was. The only team that beat them that year was the Dolphins and it took Marino's quick release and that receiving core to do it on their home field all hyped up defending the perfect season of the Dolphins from a past era. This team went into Dallas and beat up the Cowboys with a back up at QB. They essentially shut down every offense in the playoffs and Super Bowl. You also made a comment that offenses weren't used to the 46, but Buddy started using it in 84'. Yet, were it even the same year, how would innovation be chalked up as a negative? This defense was loaded with talent all over the field and you come off disrespectful in your reasoning for ranking them 3rd. I don't care how old you are, Do you love football? I have to question that and if you don't love the game, why should anyone take what you say about it seriously?
If No. 1 isn't OJ Simpsons defense, then this is a sham.
Powerful
Ray Lewis in Atlanta?!
Rapistburger in that bathroom stall?!?
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No lies detected
I mean The glove couldn’t possibly have fit
Why does my wife lock the doors when I drink
She’s probably hiding more booze, you should smash the door down next time she locks it
Your wife lets you drink? Mine won't let me out of my cage!
She does that to me too… strange
Woman am I right
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ray lewis and that ravens defense were just murderous
Imagine a fully healthy 2000 Rams offense and 2000 Ravens defense on one team
Yeah that was a killer defense
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The 2000 Baltimore Ravens didn’t lose a single game when the *_team offense, defense_* & *_special teams_* combined. . .
. . .to score over 6 points. #OrGaNiZeDcHaOs
Geez Louise🤦♂️
Ok. . .that’s just other-worldly.
@@padjojosephiscious3194that’s why the argument that they faced subpar offenses doesn’t hold water on the grand scale. They only needed more-than-6 points to guarantee victory.
@@badboygoodguy4571right?! Pure insanity🔥
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The “No Fly Zone” Broncos were fucking ridiculous. That whole season they were so fucking stacked on Defense that it got them the 1 seed with Osweiler and Manning at the helm. And crazily enough, the reason I think they should be held in such regard is that when they beat the patriots, they stopped a
“Tom Brady is inevitable” Drive on the 2-point conversion, and if you were watching that game, you could FEEL the tension in that one play more than any other I’ve watched.
Yeah I still remember getting the feel of “Fck it’s Tom Brady” and my awe as the Broncos stopping them over and over even tho they were throwing it to prime Gronk.
@@Wiggy_ton It was truly one of the best games to watch ever tbh. you could even argue that was that year's SuperBowl level game. Wished it had gone the other way (fuck gostkowski that was the beginning of the end for him) but I cant deny that somehow denver had a terrifying front 6/7 and vicious back 4/5
The gronk catch on 4th down i stg bro died and came back to life on that play
They knew that they needed to build a great defense after a great defense beat them in the Superbowl
I’ve not seen and fear I’ll never again see a defense that good again.
"Famously good email user Jon Gruden" 😂😂😂
Now do the top 10 worst offenses.
Worst defenses too
Any of our offenses when Boller was our QB.
@@Yeaggghurtesaints saints saints saints
1977 Atlanta Falcons
Bears
The 85 bears being penalized for being ahead of there time is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.
Yeah this guy's list leaves out alot of context even though he won't shut up about "MuH cOnTeXt"
@@the7A7dudethe 2013 Seahawks had a far better defense they could cover man to man AND get pressure with 4 which is something the bears could not do. They also faced far better offenses and quarterbacks with the rules favorable to the offenses
Those pesky 85 Patriots messed up a competitive superbowl by beating the Raiders and Dolphins.
@@JJJJ-he8bz 1985 bears had four hall of famers on the defense alone.
He said it himself,he’s not an old timer. He probably didn’t see the bears play.
What people don’t realize is that the 2000 Ravens and 2000 Titans are the only 2 teams in the 21st century to give up less than 200 points in the season and one of them is almost always forgotten. I’m not a Titans fan (Ravens fan of all things) but thank you for including this very underrated defense.
That's cuz the offenses in that division were historically shit
You forgot the 2002 Buccaneers. They only allowed 196 points
@@justinmathewson3692 true, my bad
Back when offenses scored 3 points a game. Now they have 17 games to give up points in
The 2000 Raven defense is easily one of the most overrated defenses of all time and the evidence supports that as well
Barry also wanted to list the 2006 Bears as an honorable mention but then remembered Devin Hester was on that team.
Rex grossman had 22!! Ints that season.. defense&rookie Hester still carried him to SB vs colts
Jones&Benson (rb) Muhammad at WR
Rex should have won mvp 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽
Nah for real Bob Sanders should have been SB MVP
The bears defense and special teams scored 9 touchdowns that season.
@@aceassn716 and the team loved orton not rex
Just imagine if the Broncos had their 2013 offense and 2015 defense in the same season.
19-0 easily. Would’ve been like playing Madden on rookie mode
They still would’ve got blown out by the 2013 Seahawks
@@jordanpetzoldt1211gtfohwtwabs 😂
That would of been some legendary shit, an all time offense and an all time defense just 2 years apart doesn’t even seem real, just sucks they were a few years apart but they still managed to at least get a superbowl out of it
Unbeatable
10. Any offense coached by Arthur Smith. Oh wait...
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Matt Canada?
The number of these highlights that are now penalties is horrifying
I was just thinking that.
Prime Barry mcockiner would’ve had 14 billion likes by now
Off season
Bro fell off
Sold out
Off season
2002 Bucs Defense and 85 Bears along with the '13 Seahawks(Legion Of Boom) Defense were way better than the '15 Broncos Defense
Kudos for putting that Falcons team on the list. I consider myself a bit of an NFL historian and even I had not heard about them until the other day. Just a team lost to time. Statistically one of the best ever.
You are right and that shows that for all the people who say that defense wins championships back in the day teams like the '77 Falcons proved that regardless of how dominant your defense is you still need a competent offense that scores points
Because they didn't win. They would be way higher if they got a SB, and would be a team you hear about constantly like the 85' Bears
People forget just how impressive the 2016 Falcons defense was. Giving up 25 points in the Super Bowl is truly an unmatched accomplishment.
@MazeDaGr8
Last time I checked the team with more points wins the game. "Defense wins championships" was bullshit when it was gospel.
And the '91 Eagles D was better than 9th. They were absolutely scary.
They were truly lost to time. 26 total picks in 14 games, 6 players with multiple interceptions and 42 total sacks. Just goes to show what a hungry unit can do
Damn sacksonville couldn’t even get an honorable mention?
1999 Jaguars should have made honorable mention
@@RichGannon12 I’m saying. Did my boys dirty 😭😭😭
I am a little surprised that the 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars were never mentioned
Barry dropped the ball hard
What about the bears 2006 team the went to the Super Bowl? That team was stacked defensively and was the only reason they made it to the Super Bowl. They played well against Peyton manning and if they had a competent qb they would have easily won.
Probably an honorable mention at #11 or #12. They were extremely dominant, but that Super Bowl loss knocks them back some spots.
Had they won
I would have them as the best team to win it all
Rex grossman had 22 Ints that season, defense run game rookie Hester made the plays
If it was the scheme for the 1985 Bears, why did the 1986-1988 Bears go so well after Buddy Ryan left? They were running the 46 far less after 85.
It took the players to make the scheme all good defenses have a scheme it depends on if players can maximize that scheme that will work.
2008 Steelers: 237 Yards/Game and 13.9 Points/Game. Super Bowl Champions.
Don't even make the honorable mentions.
yea this list is straight up terrible excluding 08 steelers
It has to be the fact that the Chargers and Cardinals scored 24 and 23 points respectively in the playoffs. I would like to point out that the Chargers scored a TD in garbage time, which skews it a little bit.
Titans 2000 Team was really good but the 2000 ravens also was a iconic defense
Barry is kind of a dumbass when it comes to the Steelers. I realized that when he gave their draft a B this year.The 2008 Steelers had a much tougher SoS than most teams on this list too.
Lol 2011 sf d was better. Only 3 rush td all year
The Hawks defense during the LOB era was just as fun to watch as any offense I can remember. Always something going, someone making a big play, turning the ball over, scoring a damn touchdown, it was good times. They straight up wreaked havoc
I think the 2008 Steelers deserve an honorable mention. Were the #1 ranked defense playing the toughest strength in schedule that year, had the DPOY in James Harrison and made countless plays on their way to Super Bowl XLIII
Not even an honorable mention for the 2017 Jaguars "Sacksonville"?
That team is literally the reason why the NFL stepped in and told refs to be more lenient on blowing the whistle on fumble returns... And they still broke the record for fumble return touchdowns in a season.
I think that team is #3 all time in nfl history barring all the metrics because that team won in despite on the offense
All that just to get cooked by the GOAT in the AFC championship
Im not a Jaguars fan but seriously
MYLES JACK WASNT DOWN
Karma real though.. brady broke mirror.. didnt believe in jinxes.. mocked the madden cover too
Then we saw him fumble vs Eagles losing the SB on that play
@@aceassn716Idk he went on to win two more Superbowl's one the very next year and one more with the bucks
Overrated clowns
I can't help but feel bad for the Titans in 2000. Fresh off losing the Super Bowl by a yard, they had one of the greatest defenses of all time, but not only did they fall in the divisional round, but it was losing to arguably the greatest defense ever who would completely overshadow them in hindsight. (Of course it doesn't help that the Titans haven't won very much in terms of deep playoff runs ever since.)
I honestly think they could have won in 2021 if their offense was just a little better. That was a great team that just got upset by a great bengals squad
If not for the blocked field goal that was returned for a TD, I think they would have done it.
No purple people eaters on this list makes it invalid
69 Vikings defense gave up 12 TDs over 14 games, 109 points overall, which is 7.7 points per game. 1st in scoring, Yards, Pass Yards, Rush Yards and 3rd in Sacks. The 69 offense was 1st in points mostly because they had a punishing rushing attack and a lot of very short fields due to the defense and a very reliable kicker (which has rarely been the case in the Vikings history ) all the other offensive stats are incredibly middle of the league, which is why they didn’t win the Super Bowl. They had no help offensively.
And no sacksonville
@@StraightCashHomie23 I was looking for a 69 Vikings comment. They are the best defense ever and only the 70 Vikings are close. They gave up just 10 touchdowns and 8.2 points per game while also scoring 6 touchdowns. Both gave up just 3.4 yards per play and no other defense has ever come close to that. The 71 Vikings are the best defense ever to spend more time on the field than their offense.
I was born in 83 so i was too young to watch the 85 Bears. But i did watch the 2000s Ravens. And being im a lifelong Marylander i got to see up close how good that Defense was. They were absolutely dominant. The Bucs around that period were really good as well but the Ravens were a different animal. I remember when they were getting ready to play the Titans in the postseason and they boarded the plane in camo gear. That was pretty awesome to watch.
PS: while i get your point on the 85 Bears, i still think you should have had them at least 2. Regardless of the context, they were dominant to a degree few other defenses in history were. And their postseason performance is unmatched. In the postseason they just shut everyone down. Like i said, i was too young to watch it happen live but ive looked up the stats and watched some games on UA-cam and they were definitely impressive. And before the 2000 Ravens i remember hearing ppl talk about the 85 Bears like they were the scariest defense in history.
I love the respect for the 2015 Broncos legendary defense but even I couldn’t be brought to put them over the 1985 Bears.
Right! That 2015 Broncos defense was super special tho. They faced so many short fields from piss-poor offense and turnovers but always shut it down
@@jaytee4374
Oh believe me I love that defense but the 1985 Bears season speaks for itself. I think they definitely are in the Top 5, 6 though.
- 2000 Ravens
- 1976 Steelers
- 1985 Bears
- 2002 Buccaneers
- 2013 Seahawks
- 2015 Broncos
I also agree w/ Barry that they could end up being the last team to win a Super Bowl solely b/c of their defense for many decades unless rules shift back towards the defense.
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I wish 2012-2014 Peyton Manning had gotten to play w/ the 2015 defense.
We’d have gone 19-0.
@@P0RKINS2 Without a doubt.
As a Broncos fan who watched every game that season they were truly epic, like the Bears (@ Miami) they only had one dud of a game (@ Pittsburgh) but the Broncos on offense were so terrible that the defense had to constantly pull them out of the fire. Denver's defense won at least 4 games in the regular season on their own plus the NE & CAR games in the playoffs. It's so close in my view I'd call it a tie but I could see it either way.
1991 Saints should have an honorable mention.
The entire Dome Patrol is extremely underrated. If the Saints had any kind of competence on offense during that run, that defense would be on par with the Steel Curtain historically. That LB core was just unfair.
for those pissing their diapers over the 15 broncos: i was there...i saw what that defense had to deal with from their offensive counterparts...no one worked harder than that group, and they beat some absolute killers in both the regular season and the playoffs...this might be the best flowers they've gotten from anyone ever...thank you barry
Barry made a great point about Manning...I don't think I realized he was the worst QB in the league that year. His overall career kinda blinds us to how much he deteriorated in 2015.
@@johnchedsey1306yeah it sucked. Manning got hurt at the end of the previous year and never fully recovered. That was not Manning. That's why he retired soon after. That's why I say Brady was more lucky then anything to play at that age. One injury at that age will finish you. Manning is a example of that. He was the clear cut MVP then got hurt and turned into the worst statistics QB in the league. Lol
@johnchedsey1306 As a Broncos fan myself, people forget, Manning didn't get hurt for Osweiler to come in that year. He was so bad that Peyton *bleeping* Manning got benched for Brock Osweiler
@@philgoad5587 Manning got Injured the previous season at the end of the year. I belive it was the second to last game. He never recovered from it.
@dewanewelch1744 For sure, but it was clear early on that it was going to have to be the defense that carried. Hurt or not, we didn't have a qb
I'm a diehard Broncos fan, but c'mon, the 2000 Ravens are the most ridiculous defense off all time by a mile. Any QB can win with this insane D.
The 2000’s ravens had a five game span were their offense didn’t have a touchdown and they won 3 of them
06 Bears are the best defense of the 2000s. No other defense has carried a QB as bad as Rex Grossman to the Superbowl. I rest my case.
*_[[2000 Baltimore Ravens have entered the chat]]_*
The 2000 Ravens defense dragged Trent Dilfer across the Super Bowl line and won. 2006 Bears (who I was rooting for) lost the Super Bowl. I rest my case
@@WrathChild72 Dilfer wasn't nearly as bad of a QB as Rex. He was Average. Rex was straight up bad. If Dilfer had thrown 3 picks in that SB they wouln't have won either
Dilfer was cheeks, just like Rex. If your MLB wasnt getting trucked by the Bus or his ankles snatched by TB12 then maybe someone would respect that season. Stop crying.
@@WrathChild72To be fair Dilfer wasn't the starting QB at the start of the season, Tony Banks was, it doesn't really matter tho
What a gift for a Friday morning
Weird not a single Brady defense on this list. Barry killing his own narrative
1990 Giants is a good honorable mention. Played the 49ers twice and held them to 20 points COMBINED in the 2 games, then played MY Bills twice (highest scoring offense in the league if I'm not wrong) and held them to 36 combined.
Yes along with KO ing
Joe Montana for 2years!!
Then Bruce Smith got him 93 afc title game.. I member!
Bleu Cheese over ran*h 🤢🤮
It's crazy that some people forget about sacksonville Tom Brady said it himself Myles Jack wasn't down we clearly got robbed from a sb
I honestly feel like people need to get their biases towards the Jaguars or my city out of their system and actually start adding Jacksonville into the discussion when they do numbers and NOT when they lose fucking games. DTWD!
I was a little surprised on having the 2004 Dolphins as #1, but you really brought up some good points in regards to why you think so. May have changed my mind on the topic.
Sacksonville 😞😭
The famed DVOA 91 Eagles. It’s a shame it’s impossible to convince anyone how good they were. They had perhaps the worst coach in history.
This was actually a surprise watching a Barry video without any real jokes and just focusing on Football. Really liked this style.
As a denver fan I'm glad you gave the 2015 broncos such respect. I've never seen such a carry job by a defense before. And something that is hard to quantify if you didn't watch that team was how clutch they were. Time after time the offense would put the defense in poor positions and time and time again they would pull out a sack or a turnover to win games.
Peyton Manning was absolutely cooked that year and I firmly believe that with league average QB play that team goes undefeated. Of all the defenses on this list they had the least help on the other side of the ball and if you factor in the era that they played in being so offense friendly I think their position on the list is justified.
Side note: the fact that Peyton Manning won a super bowl in by far his worst year is an indictment on using super bowl rings as a way to rate quarterbacks
Absolutely not better than the LoB though.
@@the7A7dudeno-fly zone beat Tom Brady twice in a the same year. LOB not so much...
@the7A7dude lob had a better stretch but the 2015 was a higher peak. Lob was great for 4 years.
@tannermclaughlin5001 LoB was completely injured in SB49. Jeremy lane actually picked off Brady before getting a game ending injury
Another thing about the 2000 Ravens is that during the regular season, the offense went 5 consecutive weeks without scoring a touchdown. It is hard to believe a team with such a weak offense could win 12 games, 4 playoff games and dominate the Superbowl.
2000 Ravens were just incredible
2017 Jaguars Sacksonville defense was better than half the teams on this list. Did you just forget them?
Something that always baffles me about the '85 Bears is How was a team this good only a One Year Wonder??? Yea, I get it was Buddy Ryan's defense & he left but still you'd think they would've competed for more or at least made it back 🤷🏾♂️
Because it’s the bears 😂
@@WhatAG23 yes that's true but I am genuinely curious though
The 86 defense actually allow less points than the 85 one.
If Jim McMahon doesn't get hurt in 1986 they probably would have won the Super Bowl that year too.
Look up the dirty roughing the passer call on Jim McMahon. McMahon had been playing well and very well could’ve made another Super Bowl.
Really good list imo. That 15 broncos team was spot on
2004-2005 Steelers are underrated, they pretty much carried a rookie Ben that plus a great running game to a 15-1 record
The '04 Steelers were not as good defensively as I remember though. Everyone remembers ending the Pats' 21-game winning streak and then DESTROYING Barry's Eagles a week later. But we were in a shootout with the Browns (at home!), lost 30-13 to Baltimore in week 2, got run all over in the playoffs by Curtis Martin, and were absolutely shat on by Brady and Dillon in the AFCCG. There were plenty better squads in the aughts for the Steelers that I'd put ahead of the good but not great '04 bunch (2001, 2005, 2008, 2010).
86 Giants should be higher. They shut down Montana/Rice and Elway in the playofs. Fun fact: the best offense the 85 Bears faced in the playoffs was the NY Giants. They beat the Rams, Giants, and NE. I still think they're the best defense of all time but they had a pretty soft Playoff schedule.
Did they really or did they just hurt Joe Montana with a dirty hit
@@trexx32 You decide: ua-cam.com/video/DQ_LkcFeGFU/v-deo.html
excluding the 08 steelers defense is a wild take, Mr. Barometer McCockiner.
Bums. 11 niners d was significantly better on all 3 levels
2000 Ravens were on a different level
69 Vikings defense gave up 12 TDs over 14 games, 109 points overall, which is 7.7 points per game. 1st in scoring, Yards, Pass Yards, Rush Yards and 3rd in Sacks. The 69 offense was 1st in points mostly because they had a punishing rushing attack and a lot of very short fields due to the defense and a very reliable kicker (which has rarely been the case in the Vikings history ) all the other offensive stats are incredibly middle of the league, which is why they didn’t win the Super Bowl. They had no help offensively.
Colts defense the year before in 1968 was also legendary. Coached by Don Shula.
A huge piece of missing context for the 76 Steelers is that Terry Bradshaw was hurt during that stretch and then Franco Harris and Rocky Blier both got hurt in the divisional game, so it's not like they were getting helped out by the offense
The best stat about the 2000 Ravens to me, is that their offense went 5 straight games without scoring a TD, and won 2 of those games. The only reason the 2000 Ravens aren't in the conversation for the best team ever is because their offense was complete shit with Dilfer and Tony Banks under center. They are the only team to cut their QB that started and won them a Super Bowl the next offseason for a reason.,.
While the Ravens’ defense was dominant, they faced some weaker offenses during the 2000 season. Six of the offenses they played against finished in the bottom 10 in total defense, and they also faced six bottom-10 scoring offenses1
Thanks for putting the 2000 ravens first. However, I also think that the 2023 ravens definitely deserves an honorable mention if not a spot on the top 10
They definitely deserve an honorable mention the only defense to be first in points, sacks and turnovers in the same season
2023 Ravens defense is easily the most impressive I've seen since the aughts, and I say that as a Steelers fan.
2008 Steelers?
That 2006 Baltimore Ravens defense was incredible 60 sacks and 28 interceptions
So we gonna forget about the 2005 Steelers defense
I’m currently watching this video while being on hold with the IRS on the phone and let me tell ya, the hold music really adds a delightful touch to the background of Barry’s soothing voice, Barry if you see this I recommend adding something like that going forward. It could be ground breaking
Glad the 06 ravens got a honorable mention, the ravens really should've won a ring that year.
There were a lot of great defenses that year. Bears and patriots both had pretty great defenses as well, even if they both lost to the colts
Chargers had a great defense
Dallas also had a great defense thanks to what Big Tuna built
15 broncos over the 85 bears is laughable no matter how you put it
Broncos defense won a fucking Superbowl
@@edmundtrummer3182so did the bears tf?
Barry said it himself. The bears defense literally didn’t give up a touchdown the entire playoff run until garbage time in the Super Bowl..
@@THEbackbender420 ngl I'm pretty biased but I still think that the broncos were more impressive
The 85 Bears played in a less offensive friendly era and had the 46 defense. The Broncos defense played in the modern era with some of the worst QB play and without any unseen defensive formation and carried the team to 12-4 and a Super Bowl win. I think there’s definitely a case to be made
He really put OJ Simpson’s defense at 1 💀
I was hoping he actually would. It would have been hilarious.
02 bucks defense is probably the most underrated one here.
Love the 2015 Broncos ranking. Feel like they’re a lil underrated by a some people because everyone who I know has all the defenses Barry had in this video above them or at least most
Because that team didn't have the strength of schedule that other defenses had, their division was hot trash, they were already on top of a top heavy conference. Their playoff run was great, no hate there.
@@Saixjacket played Tom Brady twice big Ben twice (in his prime) beat the sh*t out of the league MVP in the Superbowl. Yeah just cupcakes
@@tannermclaughlin5001 post season no debate, already said that. Your regular season counts, and they had the 4-12 raiders, 4-12 chargers, the chiefs beat them once, and may have had a winning record but started the season 1-5. They had a cakewalk to get to the playoffs and were already on top of their conference.
Edit: raiders went 7-9, they were 3-13 the year before my bad 🤣
Number one better be the collective of defenses that carried Tom Brady on years he won Super Bowls…
no 2017 jags?
I’m glad you mentioned the level of competition, and yes the Ravens were a great defense, however, they played some serious tomato cans at quarterback. If you look at the 75 Steelers, and the level of competition they went up against, it was unparallel,
if my memory is correct they defeated three Hall of Fame quarterbacks and three all pros at quarterback .
You need to actually watch the games to get a good feel about how great they were. When you start looking at numbers, it doesn’t work with football ,numbers are for losers when it comes to football . It’s the level of competition and the Steelers played the best of the best ,they went against dynasties
Steel Curtain should occupy at least 5 of these spots. Facts!!
That 2000 ravens defense was different best I’ve seen
This list starts with the Steel curtain and it ends with the Steel curtain, and this is coming from a lifelong Browns fan 😳
Thank you Barry I really needed this
Biased Seahawks fan here. If the lob isn’t atleast top 2 imma riot Fr fr
He leaves out the fact that the LoB lead the league in scoring D 4 years in a row. Something we haven't seen since... before anyone here was born.
@@the7A7dude I was waiting for that too. I know he was just focusing on a single season for these but it is worth mentioning, they were an era, not a one and done
How amazing is it that the phrase "Peyton Manning was the worst QB in the league" could ever be uttered?
Gotta throw one of the 2000s patriots defenses on that list, Barry. I notice the honorable mention but it seems as though you're bolstering the legacy of the golden boy Brady by excluding them off the list ... Great video as always
Pats should've been on this list once. Any from 2003-07 would've worked.
as a broncos fan i will accept #2 gracefully lol
15. Broncos were goated
Love these lists Barry.
I think 08 Steelers deserved at least an Honorable Mention but can’t argue with the rest of the list.
Back in the day, defenses were measured by the record of the team they played the week after. Teams that played the 84-86 Bears and 91-93 Eagles had stupid records like 3-13.
A great video would be top 10 teams that missed the postseason
2009/10 jets defense major snub. Darrell Revis having the single best season by a DB/CB ever deserves to be on this list. Made it to their championship games with a young Sanchez at qb too
I’ve heard on WFAN that they complained how those great Jets defenses from that era usually never made a big stop when they had to. And they didn’t play great in those conference title games
My wife’s boyfriend uploaded again!! 🎉
Not to mention the Ravens offense in 2000 when 5 consecutive games without scoring a Touchdown!!
Good list and analysis
Excluding all Patriots Superbowl defenses off of this list (except honorable mentions) is an endorsement of Brady as the GOAT
I totally agree. If none of the so called super charged Belichick defences can break the top 10 someone had to do the job and it’s TB12. He had teammates because football is a team sport but he was the driving force behind their successes.
@@michelleblanc6377Exactly. I've just been making this same argument on another vid for Tim Duncan on the Spurs. The ppl in the comment section keep saying Duncan was overrated because he had a good team around him and never had to face adversity. I said did u ever think maybe they didn't face adversity much BECAUSE Duncan was so good and everyone fed off his play? Duncan, like Brady, was the driving force of a team that won 5 championships from 99 to 2014. That's greatness. If you're going to argue that great players on consistent and good teams are dq'd then we have to take Bird and Magic out as the Lakers and Celtics were stable throughout the 80s, gotta take off Dr. J in Philly, Stockton and Malone in Utah, the Warriors of the last 10 years, etc. It's an argument that falls apart once you put into practice.
Barry can I get a 10 top NFL criminal defenses?
Where would you rank the 2023 Chiefs defense out of curiousity?
not on this list that’s for true
Wow he’s really upgrading the thumbnail game
I’ve always thought the mid 2010s saints defense was one of the best ever, what a shame drew Bree held them back from becoming top tier
Glad I ran into this segment! Very informative and entertaining!!
Cam newton definitely had more than one good season. From 2011 to 2016 are his best seasons. He got hurt in the first game in 2016 and was never the same.
I was about to argue the Seattle's 2013 defense should be higher than the 2015 Broncos (because I love Seattle and hate Denver), but that's a great point about Manning's awful season. Russell Wilson in 2013 was very much NOT a liability, unlike his stealth mission to keep embarrassing the Broncos the last two years.
The 1985 Bears did get away with some felony assaults, though. Man, that era was brutal.
Incoming Browns fans crying that last year’s overrated Browns defense didn’t make the list. Historically good at home against crap teams but got torched on the road (including the playoffs) all season.
How is the 2017 Vikings neither an honorable mention or not on this list? They allowed 25% of third down conversions for the *season*
I think there’s 3 initials that explain why and one of them starts with D
The 2017 playoff performance was not good at all for the Vikings. And they struggled all year with superior competition (barely beat the Saints as we all know, got blown out by the Steelers in the reg and the Eagles in the NFCCG)
I agree with ur top 5, only changing bears and broncos.
Witnessing the ravens and broncos, I was stunned by how scary Baltimore was! Broncos kind of sneak up on you because Payton’s injury he couldn’t throw, Osweiler playing great that only season ( terrible after his new contract In Houston).
The way Denver manhandled the Patriots like no team I ever seen so I started looking up their stats and never realized how good they was! I still would rank ‘85 bears #2 because they caught the league offguard with their old 50a style defense! They had more active linebaxkers
Thank you for including the 1977 Falcons, they are absolutely forgotten about but in terms of Points allowed per game, they are the best defense of the Superbowl era.
Now I'll readily admit I'm an Older Bears fan and I have a bias. I'll admit I'm not an expert on NFL defenses in an all-time perspective especially. I'll also admit I don''t scan youtube for these type of videos. Still, I do come across them from time to time and I've never seen the 85' Bears defense ranked any lower than 2nd and much of the time, they are ranked first. I watched this defense and just wow. The one thing this old timer noticed you never mentioned was intimidation and I'd wager that no defense was feared like this one was. The only team that beat them that year was the Dolphins and it took Marino's quick release and that receiving core to do it on their home field all hyped up defending the perfect season of the Dolphins from a past era. This team went into Dallas and beat up the Cowboys with a back up at QB. They essentially shut down every offense in the playoffs and Super Bowl. You also made a comment that offenses weren't used to the 46, but Buddy started using it in 84'. Yet, were it even the same year, how would innovation be chalked up as a negative? This defense was loaded with talent all over the field and you come off disrespectful in your reasoning for ranking them 3rd. I don't care how old you are, Do you love football? I have to question that and if you don't love the game, why should anyone take what you say about it seriously?
Its his opinion.
The Saints defense from the late '80s to the early '90s was just filthy.
2008 Steelers suspiciously absent...
I'd personally put at 10
1980 Oakland Raiders. Simply because of Rod Martin
1. 85 Bears
2. 00 Ravens
3. 02 Buccs
4. 15 Broncos
5. 13 Seahawks
2020 Steelers so underrated because of their collapse at the end. Only team to be 1st in turnovers, opponent PPG, and opponent YPG
Bruh we collapsed so hard tho I can't even take them seriously XD